Xiantao
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Xiantao is a sub-prefecture level city in the province of south-east Hubei
Hubei
' Hupeh) is a province in Central China. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Lake Dongting...

 province, Central China. As of 2005, it had a population of 240,000.

Sports

Xiantao has been described as a "Gymnastics town", because it has cultivated several gymnastics champions, such as Li Xiaoshuang
Li Xiaoshuang
Li Xiaoshuang is a Chinese gymnast and Olympic champion. Li Xiaoshuang and his twin brother Li Dashuang's gymnastics talent was discovered at the age of six...

, Li Dashuang
Li Dashuang
Li Dashuang is a Chinese artistic gymnast and twin of Li Xiaoshuang.-External links:...

, and Yang Wei
Yang Wei (gymnast)
Yang Wei is a male gymnast from China.-Career:Yang Wei won the silver medal in the individual all-around competition and won the gold in the team event at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney....

.

Transport

  • China National Highway 318
    China National Highway 318
    China National Highway 318 runs from Shanghai to Zhangmu on the China-Nepal border. It is 5,476 kilometres in length and runs west from Shanghai towards Zhejiang, Anhui, Hubei, Chongqing, Sichuan, and ends in Tibet. One notable section of this road is the Si Du River Bridge, the bridge with the...

  • Xiantao Railway Station
    Xiantao Railway Station
    Xiantao Railway Station is a railway station located in Xiantao City, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China, on the Hanyi Railway which operated by Wuhan Railway Bureau, Ministry of Railways of the PRC....

     on the Hanyi Railway
    Hanyi Railway
    Hanyi Railway , or Hankou-Yichang Railway, is a railway currently being constructed between Hankou and Yichang in the Chinese province of Hubei. It will be a section of the future Huhanrong Passenger Dedicated Line from Shanghai to Wuhan to Chengdu...

     (Hankou
    Hankou Railway Station
    Hankou Railway Station is one of the three main railway stations in the city of Wuhan, the capital of the Hubei Province of the People's Republic of China...

    -Yichang
    Yichang East Railway Station
    Yichang East Railway Station is a railway station under construction in Yichang City, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China. It will be the junction of the two sections of the Huhanrong Passenger Dedicated Line : the Hanyi Railway, going east to Hankou , and the Yiwan Railway going west to...

    ) (under construction).
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